The star tells Clare Rigden how her stint on Dancing With the Stars jazzed up a fitness regime that’s already packed to the rafters.
It takes real guts to strip down to your bikini and dive into the freezing cold Sydney surf on a brisk morning. But Jess McNamee, who plays Sammy on Packed To The Rafters, is taking it all in her stride.
“Is this pose all right?” the gorgeous young actress asks, perching awkwardly half in and half out of the water as Woman’s Day prepares to shoot what must seem like the millionth photo for the day.
You’d forgive the 23-year-old actress for being a tad tetchy about the nippy conditions, but Jess’s down-to-earth nature and jump-right-in attitude has made her a hit with everyone – even the local lap swimmers who have stopped their lengths to take a look.
“It’s nice to come out of the studio and do things like this,” says Jess, who has happily put on her swimmers for our Summer Shape-Up special – despite the arctic water temperatures.
While lots of people sloth their way through winter, curled up on the couch in their trackies watching Dancing With The Stars, Jess was hard at work competing on the popular show. Week in, week out, as the rest of us shivered our way through cold, dark mornings, Jess was up early, getting out of bed to train hard with her dance partner Stefano Olivieri.
Two months on, all her work has certainly paid off – she looks amazing.
“Being on Dancing With The Stars has given me a new kind of fitness, in that it’s been a gradual tightening of the muscles,” says Jess…
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